Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-25
BRIEFLETS.
Fresh poultry ct Lamps.

ANoA ttNA'iN ~ E"h
Nice chickens at Truesdale & O'Con-
nors.
Low premium loans by the Building
Association Tuesday, Feb /.
Bulk oysters at Truesdsle & O'Con-
nor's
The January thaw is over. and the
mercury is once more taking tumble.
Fred Kinney arrived home this morn
ing from his visit to Philadelphia
The Lillian Lewis company are quar-
tered at the Rock Island house.
Fresh bulk oysters and celery at Trues-
dale & O'Connors.
The West End Progressive Euchre club
meets tonight at the residence of W S.
Knowlton.
Miss Kate Mesenkop. of Princeton,
H., is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs.
5. T, Bowlby.
Mr.. Addison Rush, the store keeper
and assistant postmaster at Edgington.
was in the city today,
The Misses Cushman, of Bismarck.
Dakota, are visiting at the residence of
Capt Rockwell, on the Island.
The first of the subscription masquer>
AIDES given at Turner hall Saturday night
was grand success IN every particular.
Zwicker & Prick are ahead pony
They Won it at the rattle which took place
at Ohlwelier's saloon Saturday night
The boss think 70 lucky number
Mr. and Mrs H W. Haislip returned
las, night from ST.. Paul. where they
| attended the great ice carnival. They
met many Rock Island people while
! there.
Mrs John Larkin, OF Denver, is in the
city on q visit 10 relatives and friends.
Mr., and Mrs. LaTkin are progressing
finely In their western home, We are
pleased to say
Arrangements are nearly perfected for
the grand ball to be given by the ladies
of the hospital guild next month. Tickets
viii be placed at So, which will include
supper
Miss Lewis will open her season with
The Creol" next Monday night, and
other strong bills will be given through
the week. Her company is an except
ionally strong one.
A stranger appropriated a pair of over
shoes from In front of Wynes Il Schnei,
der's shoe store this morning and
disappeared HIS act WAS observed,
but he was gone before the police could
be notified.
| A city father gently intimated to an
ARGUS reporter that it would be well to
remind citizens 10 cover their sidewalks
with ashes these slippery times. 1t is a
good suggestion, and should be acted
upon.
Mr.. Howard Burtis has leased his opera
house at Davenport to A. c. Man l. Co.,
for an unlimited number of years. The new
management promise a first class list OF
attractions and will keep the house p to
its high standard of excellence.
Under the heading of desk and
counter, the local Y. NJ. c. A. has issued
very neat invitations to a reception to be
rendered the clerks of the city at the asso.
citation rooms next Friday evening. The
affair will doubtless be an entertaining
one.
The soft weather of the past few days
interfered greatly with the pleassntness
of toboggauing, and the change in temper
AZURE is very acceptable to the young
people, who take great delight in this
, invigorating sport.
!, Representative Crawford the Edging
ton statesman. proposes TO make hi'
presence felt at Springfield. He has al
ready secured Patrick Ferron gooc
position there, and now proposes &c
abolish the grand jury system at one fel
stroke. Wonder what Major Jim thinks
of Crawford now?
Adam Stsmm, collector of Buffalo
Prairie mas filed his bond in the sun of
Sl3,626 with VIM. II. Kistler and Mich
olas Stamm. ST., as sureties. He will
be at Illinois City every Thursday, anC
at Buffalo Prairie postoflice every Satur-
day and at Edgiugton on Friday. Feb
7 ruary s; at Fairport. 1oNs.-soas Tuesday
February I, wheresall 6sho wApt to pa.
their taxes may call and see him. -
Ex-Sieward J s. Robertson OF th,
, poor farm, but now of Wichita. Kan, i
h in the city arranging to move his famil